- Beluga class submarine
Project 1710 Макрель (
NATO reporting name "Beluga") was aRussia n SSA diesel-electricsubmarine . It was an experimental vessel, used for testing propulsion systems, hull forms, and boundary layer control techniques.Development was undetaken by the Malakhit Design Bureau with construction at the Admiralty shipyard in St. Petersburg. [ [http://www.brtsis.com/beluga.htm Beluga Class Submarine ] ]
The last operation is thought to have taken place in 1997, and as of the mid-2000s, it is believed to be discarded.
The lone Beluga class submarine was the S-553 "Farel", launched in 1986 and stricken around 1998.
References
* [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1710.htm Federation of American Scientists: Project 1710 Mackrel Beluga class]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/russia/submar.htm World Navies Today: Russian Submarines]
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